When I was envisioning a space to gather family and friends in my home, a big and pretty wooden dining room table was exactly what I hoped for. What came to my surprise was the price of purchasing a brand new eight-person table with eight chairs! Yikes! We are talking at least $1,000 … And that’s just from Target! I was longing to have something that would last longer than a few years, but the quality is justified by the price tag. I didn’t want to sacrifice design, though, so I was stuck.
As you know, I LOVE shopping for great deals. Sometimes, the best deals come when you least expect it. Over a year ago, as I was walking into a local grocery store when something told me to go to the next door thrift shop. As soon as I walked in, I saw a huge eight-person table with upholstered chairs. It wasn’t exactly what I had in mind, but I fell in LOVE with the bones of the table and the durability of the chairs! No joke, the chairs are SO heavy … You would be surprised! What’s funny about this situation was the fact that with the vision of the “farmhouse table,” I had hoped to purchase a bench with the set. Coincidentally, the table set at the thrift shop only had five chairs, making it a perfect situation to find a suitable bench!
I asked the thrift shop for more information, and my jaw dropped. They told me the “once a model home dining room set” was on sale for $12 per chair and $140 for the table!!! I immediately knew it wasn’t a coincidence why I stumbled into the thrift shop… The funny thing is they had just brought that table into their shop that day. Less than 24-hours and that table had a “sold” sticker with my name on it! After I had bought it, I had a little freak out moment how I was going to pull off my dream table…
I had confidence I would be able to pull off this project. After all, my mom has conquered various projects in the past so I could rely on her if I needed help. I had the dining room set hauled back to my parent’s house so I could work on it in a spacious, covered environment! The table took up half of the garage, so I’m thankful for my family’s patience as I worked on the project. I also reupholstered/painted the chairs, so it fit the design aesthetic. I worked through a lot of different plans between the table and chairs, but I figured out how to achieve the look I was after working on it for over a month. I’m no expert, but for my first time, I was excited with the results! I’ll be sharing how I did this, step by step, in another blog post soon!!
When it came time to figure out how I was going to find the perfect bench, I was stumped. I was concerned how I was going to blend a new bench with the look of my table/chairs. In the midst of the search, I stumbled upon one of my past groom’s woodwork through Facebook! I was so impressed with his work so I thought it wouldn’t hurt to reach out to Josh and Kaitlyn for more information about custom furniture. After giving him dimensions and photos, he was off to work! Shortly after, I received an email with a sneak peek of the finished product, and I was ECSTATIC! He designed it so the structure matched the table while keeping in mind how the bench would fit in between the legs of the table (something I would not have thought about). Seeing the set together, I could not be more thrilled with his top-notch service/quality! Check out, LIKE and follow along on Josh’s Facebook and Instagram @hertzlerdesign! His work is amazing, and I know you’ll be impressed!!! I mean, just look at what he did below! 🙂
Well, this dining room set was by far the BEST deal/project I have taken on to date! Exactly why I have been anxiously waiting to share this post with you all for SO long! Be on the look out for Part II of this blog post coming soon!!! I’ll be sharing how you can do this to your own table! 🙂
Thanks, Shelley’s Floral for these fresh florals!! 🙂
Pixie popped into the dining room at least three times while I was trying to take photos — HI PIXIE!! 🙂
Stay tuned for another blog post how I pulled off this project!
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